What is the difference between Tyrian Navy and Willow Bark?

ΔE 16 (loose). Willow Bark is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tyrian Navy vs Willow Bark

Tyrian Navy

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #2e3c48 (estimate)

Willow Bark

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.474
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #312726 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Willow Bark is a little darker, more muted than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Willow Bark instead of Tyrian Navy?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Willow Bark is a little darker, more muted than Tyrian Navy.

Can I use Tyrian Navy instead of Willow Bark?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tyrian Navy is a little lighter, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Tyrian Navy on the colour wheel See Willow Bark on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tyrian Navy

Tyrian Navy vs Viking Grey (72.483)Xpress Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Willow Bark
Tyrian Navy vs Iceberg Grey (72.463)Xpress Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Willow Bark
Tyrian Navy vs Commando Green (72.468)Xpress Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Willow Bark

Other Army Painter paints close to Willow Bark

Willow Bark vs Grim BlackSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tyrian Navy
Willow Bark vs Noble SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose
Willow Bark vs Dark WoodSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Tyrian Navy equivalents · Willow Bark equivalents